Twisted Tools has introduced its new series of Micro Kits, compact and inexpensive drum kit sample packs for Maschine, Battery, Kontakt, Ableton Live, Reaktor and EXS24. Each Micro Kits release will feature drum kits by a cutting edge sound designer and will represent a wide variety of electronic flavors. The series debuts with Micro Kits 01 by Si Begg, available now for $9.

Micro Kits 01 by Si Begg features five drum kits, designed for use in a wide variety of electronic genres. Brought to you by renowned sound designer and music producer, Simon Begg, the sample pack's kits are formatted for a wide variety of samplers. The raw .wav files are included as well and can be used with nearly any host software. Micro Kits 01 has been created with with a signature Si Begg sound that is futuristic, yet playful and bound to no specific genre.

Si Begg has appeared on labels such as Tresor, Ninjatune, Mute and Skint, whilst his live performances and DJ sets have seen him perform at nightclubs across the globe, including Tokyo's Liquid Rooms, Paris' Rex Club, Sydney's Chinese Laundry and London's Fabric. His lengthy career has seen him win plaudits from many in the music business, among them: Arthur Baker, James Zabiela, Eddy Temple Morris, Mary Anne Hobbs, Modeselektor, Orbital, Sven Vath, DJ Hell, Radio One's Kissy Sellout and the late great John Peel for whom he recorded three Peel Sessions.